Africa

Region: Africa

Africa:

Projects
95
Resources
155
Stories
298
Feature
3rd November 2021
Scalable approaches to moving rural families beyond resilience in developing countries Michael Carter – Director of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk & Resilience – shares examples from Mali, Bangladesh, Mozambique and Tanzania where risk management tools are helping rural families not only withstand shocks, but move towards greater prosperity. 
Resource
31st October 2021
Advancing gender equality and climate action: A practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress CDKN, ODI, SNV, CARE and Mercy Corps have launched a new guide, entitled Advancing gender equality and climate action: a practical guide to setting targets and monitoring progress.
Resource
20th October 2021
Ethiopia NDC Highlights newsletter - October 2021 This issue of Ethiopia's NDC Highlights newsletter focuses on the country's REDD+ programme and green technology development and transfer.
Resource
18th October 2021
Training handbook for climate-adaptive, resilient livelihoods in the Volta delta, Ghana The Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, has produced a handbook for strengthening the resilience of women and other groups who face local climate change impacts and related economic challenges in Ghana’s Volta delta region.
Feature
18th October 2021
Building heat resilience in Freetown, Sierra Leone This week Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone, will appoint a Chief Heat Officer, to protect the well-being of city residents. Kathy Baughman McLeod reports from the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center.
Completed
Project
Completed
Supporting climate resilience in Ghana

CDKN has been working with the University of Ghana since 2019 to inform the implementation and mainstreaming of the National Climate Change Policy in Ghana.

Feature
8th October 2021
Solidarity Kliptown style: A resilience story from South Africa In Kliptown, South Africa, a grassroots organisation is leading community responses to deal with the dual crises of Covid-19 and flooding. Thabang Nkwanyana reports. This is the 50th story in the Voices from the Frontline series by ICCCAD and CDKN.
Resource
5th October 2021
Learning Story: Lessons from mainstreaming climate change in Namibia This learning story recounts the lessons learned by researchers and practitioners in Namibia over seven years of implementing different research projects on climate adaptation and resilience.
News
4th October 2021
CDKN at Adaptation Futures 2021 The sixth Adaptation Futures international conference took place online from 5-8 October 2021. Watch the recordings from CDKN's sessions at the conference and watch the recordings.
News
1st October 2021
COP Resilience Hub launched to advance action on adaptation and resilience at COP26 and beyond The new COP Resilience Hub has been launched to advance action on adaptation and resilience at COP26 and beyond. CDKN is delighted to be supporting it, to promote the inclusion of diverse voices, and promote knowledge-into-action.
Feature
29th September 2021
Kwara, Nigeria: Young women lead the fight for greener and stronger communities during Covid-19 In the Kwara state of Nigeria, two young women have campaigned for resilient recovery from the pandemic and mobilised youth in the fight for greener, stronger and healthy communities. Azeez Abubakar reports.
News
24th September 2021
COP26 Catalyst for Climate Action Assembly at Africa Climate Week From 26-29 September 2021, the COP26 Catalyst for Climate Action Assembly will take place, during UNFCCC Africa Climate Week. Programme Director Matthew Booth invites you to register today for these timely events.